With even ultra ghetto digital cameras capable of recording audio and video these days, concert promoters are on red alert for digital bootleggers.

Almost every event that I've been to in the last little bit has had a strong NO CAMERA policy. Chappelle's security detail even threatened to revoke your ticket if you were caught with a camera during his recent tour.

With pat downs, spot checks and mandatory camera check-ins -- it's almost impossible to sneak cameras into some venues! Last night's Justin Timberlake concert was not much different, so I came up with this smuggling strategy:

1. Obtain a stylish digital camera (note: will also work with non-stylish cameras)

2. Wrap camera in several paper towels. The paper will absorb any clangy sounds when the package is shook.

7. For authenticity, add some generic name to the gift tag. If security asks, just say it's a gift for your girlfriend. What? Are they going to make you unwrap a present? That's fucking cold -- and it just ain't gonna happen. "Happy Birthday Andrea!"

Voila!

That's how you smuggle a camera into a concert in these days of anti-digital bootlegging. This is also why security guards get paid $9.00 an hour and I don't.

Stay tuned for more how-to ideas! In the meanwhile, send me your requests.

OMG ok now why would you go to that length to bring a camera into a concert venue, next time don't pretend to be going with a girl or meeting up with a girl just bring a girl with you. Case and point have her put the camera in her bag and walk right through. Have you not noticed that super huge gigantic bags are in and can hide everything and anything in them. Stupid security at these venues just scans the tops of your bags and do not go through them all the way to the bottom. Man just have your girl throw a couple of pads and tampons in there so that ensures that the security guard (most likely a male) will be too embarrased to even touch anything in there.

They will make you open the gift. A friend of mine was down from London for a Leaf game maybe 2 years ago, and her and I had planned on meeting for dinner before the game. Time did not permit, but I had a gift for her.. so I met her at the game to drop it off. The security guard made me OPEN the gift.... so he could see what it was. No word of a lie, and i fought with him for a good 15 mins...